6 Indicted In Cocaine Case

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March 17, 1995|Staff Report

A federal grand jury in Fort Lauderdale returned a three-count indictment on Thursday charging the alleged third-ranking member of the Cali cocaine cartel and five others with attempting to smuggle more than 100 kilograms of cocaine into South Florida through Port Everglades.

Jorge Rodriguez Orejuela, brother of the alleged head of the Cali cartel, was recently arrested in Colombia. But prosecutors said it was unclear whether Colombia would agree to send him to Fort Lauderdale for trial. There is no extradition treaty between the two countries.

Others named in the indictment are: Joan Bareford, 60, of Plantation; Nuri Bustamante of Cali, Colombia; Orlando Suarez of Cali; Oscar Moncada of Medellin, Colombia; and Saira Florez of Medellin.